rascal vs varmint

rascal

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

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

  • A member of a criminal gang. 

varmint

noun
  • An obnoxious person or troublemaker. 

  • A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops. 

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