bandit vs survivor

bandit

noun
  • One who cheats others. 

  • One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. 

  • A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant. 

  • An outlaw. 

  • An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged. 

verb
  • To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit. 

survivor

noun
  • One who knew a specific decedent. 

  • A person who is able to endure hardship. 

  • One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience. 

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