I. ˈbə-gər, ˈbu̇-gər noun
Etymology: Middle English bougre heretic, from Anglo-French bugre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, literally, Bulgarian; from the association of Bulgaria with the Bogomils, who were accused of sodomy
Date: 1555
1. : sodomite
2.
a. : a worthless person : rascal
b. : fellow , chap
3. : a small or annoying thing
put down my keys and now I can't find the bugger s
II. ˈbə-gər transitive verb
Date: 1598
1. usually vulgar : to commit sodomy with
2. : damn
3. : to put into disorder : bungle , botch — often used with up
III. noun
Date: 1955
: a person who plants electronic bugs