hiker vs traipse

hiker

noun
  • One who hikes, especially frequently. 

traipse

noun
  • A long or tiring walk. 

  • A meandering walk. 

verb
  • To travel with purpose; usually a significant or tedious amount. 

  • To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort 

  • To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort. 

  • to walk about or over (a place) aimlessly or insouciantly. 

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