shriek vs weeper

shriek

noun
  • A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. 

  • An exclamation mark. 

verb
  • To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish. 

  • To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks. 

weeper

noun
  • A pleurant. 

  • A weeping tree. 

  • A white border round the sleeve of a mourning dress. 

  • A widow's crape veil. 

  • A hired mourner. 

  • A thing that slowly leaks liquid. 

  • A person who weeps. 

  • A crape hatband. 

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