ranger vs skell

ranger

noun
  • A roving robber; one who seeks plunder. 

  • In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units. 

  • One who ranges; a rover. 

  • A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons. 

  • A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law. 

  • A dog that beats the ground in search of game. 

  • A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside. 

verb
  • To work as a ranger. 

skell

noun
  • A male suspicious person or crime suspect, especially a street person such as a drug dealer, pimp or panhandler. 

  • a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway. 

verb
  • To fall off or fall over. 

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