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British slang.

<i>vb.</i> the act of committing sodomy
<i>n.</i> person who commits sodmoy (n.), ie. has anal intercourse.

It is generally used about an annoying person or situation.
Bugger off (get lost).
Stop buggering me.
My boss is a bugger and a half.
Oh bugger (something went wrong).
bugger by Tom March 23, 2004
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Australian, derived from buggering, which means anal intercourse. Now mostly used as a slang word as an exclamation of surprise or discontent. May be used to refer to a creature or human.
Discontent: Well I'll be buggered!, Disappointment: Oh bugger me, Referal to friend or colleague: The stupid bugger, Anal sex: Oh he buggered me all night
bugger by Scott June 25, 2004
N. A person or animal, often a small one, such as a child or small pet. Frequently prefaced by "little."

American slang (particularly rural), not to be confused with the British cuss word.
He's a cute little bugger.
She's a tough little bugger.
Bugger by Sxeptomaniac October 4, 2005
An exclamation to a really bad occurence
Oh bugger, I got my nose caught in the toaster again
Bugger by Rob Tucker July 17, 2003
Slang term for a Formic, an insect-like alien race from the book Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Formics were often called buggers because they resembled ants to some degree, and a hive-like reporductive strategy.
It was all up to Ender to destroy the buggers forever.
Bugger by Ender Wiggin September 1, 2004
A phrase that is often used when one is sliding down the banister and falls.
I just fell off the banister. Oh bugger!
Bugger by anmolismahwifey September 23, 2016
A person who is awesome at finding bugs in software. A Quality Assurance equivalent to a hacker.
Hacker1 : Did you see how many bugs that dude found in your code?

Hacker2: Yeah, he/she sure is an awesome bugger!
bugger by verdedev December 17, 2012