manipulator vs schemer

manipulator

noun
  • A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes. 

  • A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something. 

schemer

noun
  • One who is given to scheming. 

  • One who plots or schemes, who formulates plans. 

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