mummer vs wit

mummer

noun
  • An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression. 

  • A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival. 

verb
  • Synonym of mum (“to act in pantomime or dumb show”) 

wit

noun
  • A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty. 

  • Humour, especially when clever or quick. 

  • Sanity. 

  • The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints. 

  • Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning. 

  • Intelligence; common sense. 

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