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Noun tar has 2 senses
pitch, tar - any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue--1 is a kind of bitumen
 --1 has particulars: coal tar
 
mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog - a man who serves as a sailor--2 is a kind of sailor, crewman
 --2 has particulars:
 |  | able seaman, able-bodied seaman; boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun; deckhand, roustabout; helmsman, steersman, steerer; lighterman, bargeman, bargee; officer, ship's officer; pilot; sea lawyer; whaler | 
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