steerer vs tar

steerer and tar both are nouns.

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

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

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

steerer (noun)	tar (noun)
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)	a man who serves as a sailor
the person who steers a ship	any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

steerer (verb)	tar (verb)
	coat with tar