toady vs white knight

toady

verb
  • To behave like a toady (to someone). 

noun
  • A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion. 

adj
  • toadlike 

white knight

verb
  • To unnecessarily defend someone, especially in an attempt to gain favour. 

noun
  • An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover. 

  • Someone who unnecessarily defends someone else. 

  • A man who defends a woman in debate etc. in an attempt to gain her favour. 

  • A mushroom of species Tricholoma album. 

  • A hero, savior, or righteous individual. 

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