gatherer vs scavenger

gatherer

noun
  • A person who gathers things. 

  • A workman who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing. 

  • An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth. 

  • A person who collects rent or taxes. 

scavenger

noun
  • Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things. 

  • A child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton mill. 

  • An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion. 

  • A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution. 

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