† cape-merchantn.

Forms: Also cap-merchant.

Etymology: apparently an adaptation of some foreign title in cap or capo, meaning ‘head merchant’ or ‘head of the traders’.

Obsolete.

a. An old name for the supercargo in early voyages; also the head merchant in a factory. (Smyth.)

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1613 S. Purchas Descr. India in Pilgrimage (1864) 156 The Cape-Merchant Floris performed a worthy exploit.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 2 The Cape merchant and Purser hath the charge of all the Caragasoune or Merchandize.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World ix. 272 Cape-Merchant, or Super-cargo of Captain Swan[']s Ship.

1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Cap-Merchant, the Purser of a Ship, that has the Charge of all the Merchandize, or Cargo.

1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

b. figurative.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 138 b They..did admitte Grace to be cape marchaunt (as it were) with Free~will.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre i. xiii. 19 The French..were the cape-merchants in this adventure [sc. the Crusades].

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. vii. 66 The King shewed himselfe the Cape Merchant of the World.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	cape-merchant
释义	† cape-merchantn. Forms: Also cap-merchant. Etymology: apparently an adaptation of some foreign title in cap or capo, meaning ‘head merchant’ or ‘head of the traders’. Obsolete. a. An old name for the supercargo in early voyages; also the head merchant in a factory. (Smyth.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > supercargo cape-merchant1613 supercargo1667 escrivan1726 1613 S. Purchas Descr. India in Pilgrimage (1864) 156 The Cape-Merchant Floris performed a worthy exploit. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 2 The Cape merchant and Purser hath the charge of all the Caragasoune or Merchandize. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World ix. 272 Cape-Merchant, or Super-cargo of Captain Swan[']s Ship. 1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Cap-Merchant, the Purser of a Ship, that has the Charge of all the Merchandize, or Cargo. 1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. b. figurative. Π 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 138 b They..did admitte Grace to be cape marchaunt (as it were) with Free~will. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre i. xiii. 19 The French..were the cape-merchants in this adventure [sc. the Crusades]. 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. vii. 66 The King shewed himselfe the Cape Merchant of the World. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1581
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