supercargo

su·per·car·go

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [soo-per-kahr-goh, soo-per-kahr-]
- /ˌsu pərˈkɑr goʊ, ˈsu pərˌkɑr-/
- /ˈsuː.pək.ɑː.ɡəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soo-per-kahr-goh, soo-per-kahr-]
- /ˌsu pərˈkɑr goʊ, ˈsu pərˌkɑr-/

Definitions of supercargo word

noun plural supercargo a merchant-ship officer who is in charge of the cargo and the commercial concerns of the voyage. 1
noun supercargo an officer on a merchant ship who supervises commercial matters and is in charge of the cargo 0
noun supercargo an officer on a merchant ship who has charge of the cargo and the business dealings of the voyage 0

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Origin of supercargo

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

1690-1700; < Spanish sobrecargo, with sobre- over (< Latin super) Latinized; replacing supracargo (with supra- for Spanish sobre-); see cargo

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Parts of speech for Supercargo

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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supercargo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

supercargo usage trend in Literature

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