ape vs backwoodsman

ape

noun
  • An uncivilized person. 

  • Any such primate other than a human. 

  • A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. 

  • One who apes; a foolish imitator. 

adj
  • Wild; crazy. 

verb
  • To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly. 

  • To behave like an ape. 

backwoodsman

noun
  • An uncivilized person. 

  • A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences. 

  • A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected. 

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