crusader vs pioneer

crusader

noun
  • A person engaged in a crusade. 

  • An American, especially a soldier or leader who wages war against Islamist militants. 

  • the crusaders of the Middle Ages 

  • A Westerner; a Christian, especially of European descent or a missionary. 

  • A fighter in the medieval Crusades who had taken the Cross. 

  • (either attributively or in the plural) The United States and its Western allies. 

pioneer

noun
  • One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow. 

  • A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming an member of the Party itself. 

  • A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress. 

  • Some people will consider their national heroes to be pioneers of civilization. 

  • A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol. 

verb
  • To be the first to do or achieve (something), preparing the way for others to follow. 

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