metaphysician vs thinker

metaphysician

noun
  • A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics. 

thinker

noun
  • An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian. 

  • One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating. 

  • A poser; a conundrum that requires some thinking. 

  • The brain; the mind. 

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