ruffian vs tearaway

ruffian

noun
  • A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person. 

adj
  • Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous. 

verb
  • To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. 

tearaway

noun
  • An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead. 

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