adulator vs toady

adulator and toady both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adulator	Yes	No	No	No
toady	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, toady is a hyponym of adulator; that is, toady is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adulator:

adulator: a person who uses flattery
toady: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

Other hyponyms of adulator include ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant.

adulator (noun)	toady (noun)
a person who uses flattery	a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

adulator (verb)	toady (verb)
	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering