entertainer vs stooge

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. 

stooge

noun
  • A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience. 

  • One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe. 

  • A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant. 

  • A straight man. 

  • A secret informant for police. 

verb
  • To act as a straight man. 

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