cad vs villain

cad

noun
  • A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, especially one that cannot be trusted with a lady. 

villain

noun
  • A vile, wicked person. 

  • An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. 

  • Any opponent player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: hero (“the current player”). 

  • In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero. 

  • A deliberate scoundrel. 

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