critic vs exegete

critic

noun
  • A person who appraises the works of others. 

  • A specialist in judging works of art. 

  • An opponent. 

  • One who criticizes; a person who finds fault. 

exegete

noun
  • A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, signs, law, the words of an oracle, and similar obscure or esoteric sources. 

verb
  • To interpret; to perform an exegesis. 

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