delinquent vs rascal

delinquent

noun
  • One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes. 

  • A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646). 

  • A person who has not paid their debts. 

adj
  • Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense 

  • Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan. 

rascal

noun
  • A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster. 

  • Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker. 

  • A member of a criminal gang. 

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