helper vs runner-up

helper

noun
  • A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee. 

  • That which helps; anything serving to assist. 

  • One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary. 

  • A locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients. 

runner-up

noun
  • The person who finishes second, or in any position after the first. 

  • Second favourite. 

How often have the words helper and runner-up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )