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sobrecargo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • purser noun An officer on a ship or aircraft responsible for accounts, supplies, or passenger services.

Senses

sobrecargo is used for these senses in English:

  • purser The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.
  • supracargo (historical) An officer on board a merchant ship who is in charge of the cargo and its sale; also, if there are two of such officers, the senior one, the other being the subcargo.
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