adherent vs attendant

adherent

noun
  • A person who has membership in some group, association or religion. 

adj
  • Adhesive, sticking to something. 

  • Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something. 

  • Attaching or pressing against a different organ. 

attendant

noun
  • One who attends; one who works with or watches over something. 

  • That which accompanies or follows. 

  • A servant or valet. 

  • One who owes a duty or service to another. 

adj
  • Depending on, or owing duty or service to. 

  • Going with; associated; concomitant. 

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