confidence trickster vs smooth operator

confidence trickster

noun
  • Someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust, a con man or con artist. 

smooth operator

noun
  • A skillful, manipulative person, con artist, or clever scoundrel. 

  • A person who accomplishes tasks with efficiency and grace, especially one with verbal skills who is persuasive in interpersonal relationships, negotiation, etc. 

How often have the words confidence trickster and smooth operator occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )