entertainer vs performer

entertainer

noun
  • Someone who puts on a show for the entertainment or enjoyment of others. 

  • A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc. 

performer

noun
  • One who performs for, or entertains, an audience. 

  • One who performs or does anything. 

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