performer vs trouper

performer

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

  • One who performs or does anything. 

trouper

noun
  • A member of a theatrical company (a troupe). 

  • A reliable, hard-working and unselfish performer; one who considers the troupe before themselves. 

  • A veteran performer. 

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