fawner vs toady

fawner and toady both are nouns.

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

As nouns, toady is a hypernym of fawner; that is, toady is a word with a broader meaning than fawner:

fawner: someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
toady: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

Other hypernyms of fawner include ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant.

fawner (noun)	toady (noun)
someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect	a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

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