toady vs apple polisher

toady and apple polisher both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toady	Yes	No	Yes	No
apple polisher	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of toady include bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler, goody-goody.

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

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