linguist vs performer

linguist

noun
  • One who studies linguistics. 

  • A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces. 

  • A person skilled in languages. 

performer

noun
  • One who performs or does anything. 

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

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