Definition of supercargo in US English:

noun

• A representative of the ship's owner on board a merchant ship, responsible for overseeing the cargo and its sale.

  Example sentences

  • ‘This was applied in the normal way to the foreign community, whose chiefs - supercargoes and ships' captains - could thus be held responsible for crimes committed by those under their authority.’
  • ‘Born in the Netherlands in 1739, van Braam first went to China in 1758 as a supercargo for the Dutch East India Company.’
  • ‘The origin of the museum was the East India Marine Society, which was founded in 1799 by shipmasters and supercargoes who had collectively amassed forty-three hundred objects made in China, Japan, India, Africa, and Oceania.’
  • ‘Similar facilities are provided for the supercargo crew of two officers, twelve NCOs and 36 enlisted crew members.’
  • ‘As the ship sails, supercargoes can find specific vehicles as needed.’
  • ‘The piece consists of a conversation between a female captain and a male supercargo on a massive container vessel headed for Vancouver.’