John the Baptist vs buddy

John the Baptist

noun
  • A harbinger or prophetic figure, often one initially ignored or rejected by others. 

name
  • A New Testament prophet who baptized Jesus. He was executed by Herod Antipas at the request of Salome. 

buddy

noun
  • A partner for a particular activity. 

  • An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know. 

  • A friend or casual acquaintance. 

verb
  • To assign a buddy, or partner, to. 

pron
  • A person far removed from the conversation. 

adj
  • Resembling a bud. 

How often have the words John the Baptist and buddy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )