fighter vs tough cookie

fighter

noun
  • A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness. 

  • A warrior; a fighting soldier. 

  • A pugnacious, competitive person. 

  • A participant in boxing or any martial art. 

  • A firefighter. 

  • A person who fights; a combatant. 

  • A game with a focus on physical combat. 

  • A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets. 

tough cookie

noun
  • A person who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong-willed person. 

  • A hardy, resilient animal or plant. 

  • Something troublesome or difficult to handle. 

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