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A sailor; a seaman.

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  1. n. A sailor; a seaman.
  2. n. A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it.
  3. v. t. To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.
  4. n. any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
  5. n. a man who serves as a sailor
  6. v. coat with tar