gumshoe vs pragmatist

gumshoe

noun
  • A detective. 

  • A sneaker or rubber overshoe. 

verb
  • To act as a detective. 

pragmatist

noun
  • one who studies pragmatics. 

  • One who belongs to the philosophic school of pragmatism; one who holds that the meaning of beliefs are the actions they entail, and that the truth of those beliefs consist in the actions they entail successfully leading a believer to their goals. 

  • One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism. 

  • An advocate of pragmatism. 

  • One who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who is willing to ignore their ideals to accomplish goals. 

adj
  • Advocating pragmatism. 

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