sea lawyer vs tar

sea lawyer and tar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sea lawyer	Yes	No	No	No
tar	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

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

sea lawyer (noun)	tar (noun)
an argumentative and contentious seaman	a man who serves as a sailor
	any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

sea lawyer (verb)	tar (verb)
	coat with tar