flatterer vs toady

flatterer and toady both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

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