correspondent vs favourite

correspondent

noun
  • Someone who or something which corresponds. 

  • A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location. 

  • Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing. 

adj
  • Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous. 

  • Conforming; obedient. 

favourite

noun
  • A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour. 

  • A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II. 

  • A person who is preferred or trusted above all others. 

  • A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win. 

  • A bookmark in a web browser. 

verb
  • To favour. 

  • To bookmark. 

  • To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists. 

adj
  • Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified). 

  • Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers. 

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