deceptor vs ruse

deceptor

noun
  • A deceiver (weaver of deceptions). 

ruse

noun
  • An action intended to deceive; a trick. 

  • Cunning, guile, trickery. 

verb
  • To deceive or trick using a ruse. 

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