adventurer vs paladin

adventurer

noun
  • A soldier of fortune, a speculator. 

  • A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means. 

  • A player of adventure games or text adventures. 

  • One who enjoys adventures. 

  • A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises. 

paladin

noun
  • A heroic champion, especially a knight. 

  • Any of the twelve Companions of the court of Emperor Charlemagne. 

  • A defender or advocate of a noble cause. 

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