intellectual vs man of action

intellectual

adj
  • Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind. 

  • Suitable for exercising one's intellect; perceived by the intellect 

  • Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive. 

  • Endowed with intellect; having a keen sense of understanding; having the capacity for higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or cleverness 

noun
  • An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters. 

man of action

noun
  • One who acts or reacts boldly, without hesitation, and often without forethought, especially in situations which are adventurous or dangerous. 

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