pygmy vs quidam

pygmy

noun
  • An insignificant person, at least in some respect. 

  • Any dwarfish person or thing. 

  • A member of a race of dwarfs. 

  • A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature. 

adj
  • Relating or belonging to the Pygmy people. 

  • Like a pygmy; unusually short or small for its kind. 

quidam

noun
  • A nobody; a person of no importance. 

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