officer vs tar

officer and tar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
officer	Yes	No	Yes	No
tar	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tar is a hypernym of officer; that is, tar is a word with a broader meaning than officer:

officer: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
tar: a man who serves as a sailor

Other hypernyms of officer include gob, Jack-tar, Jack, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman.

officer (noun)	tar (noun)
a member of a police force	a man who serves as a sailor
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust	any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

officer (verb)	tar (verb)
direct or command as an officer	coat with tar