combatant vs paladin

combatant

noun
  • A person engaged in combat, often armed. 

adj
  • Involving combat. 

  • Contending; disposed to contend. 

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 combatant and paladin occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )