whaler vs tar

whaler and tar both are nouns.

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

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

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

whaler (noun)	tar (noun)
a ship engaged in whale fishing	a man who serves as a sailor
a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales	any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

whaler (verb)	tar (verb)
	coat with tar