ball-breaker vs blighter

ball-breaker

noun
  • A person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing. 

blighter

noun
  • A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner. 

  • A man or child, especially an annoying one. 

  • One who blights. 

How often have the words ball-breaker and blighter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )