seaman vs seafarer

seaman and seafarer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seaman	Yes	No	No	No
seafarer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, seaman and seafarer are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of seaman include gob, Jack-tar, Jack, mariner, old salt, sea dog, tar.

seaman (noun)	seafarer (noun)
a man who serves as a sailor	a man who serves as a sailor