executant vs performer

executant

noun
  • A person who executes a dance or piece of music; a performer. 

  • A person who puts something into action, such as a plan or design. 

performer

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

  • One who performs or does anything. 

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