felon vs malefactor

felon

noun

  • A person who has committed a felony. 

  • A wicked person. 

  • A bacterial infection at the end of a finger or toe. 

  • A person who has been tried and convicted of a felony. 

adj

  • wicked; cruel 

malefactor

noun

  • A criminal or felon. 

  • An evildoer. 

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