gallant vs operant

gallant

noun
  • One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer. 

  • A topgallant. 

adj
  • grand, noble. 

  • Brave, valiant. 

  • Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous. 

  • honorable. 

verb
  • To conduct, escort, convey. 

operant

noun
  • An operative person or thing. 

  • Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. 

adj
  • That operates to produce an effect. 

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