running dog
Americannoun
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Disparaging. (especially in Chinese Communist propaganda)
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a person or institution subservient to counterrevolutionary interests.
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a manipulable, servile follower; lackey.
to be reviled as a running dog of the colonialists.
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Architecture. Vitruvian scroll.
Etymology
Origin of running dog
1925–30; in political sense, translation of Chinese zǒugǒu
Example Sentences
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Unable to save his wife, and grievously injured from a battle with his former mentor, he became a running dog of a fascist empire that aimed to rule the entire galaxy.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
Will they end up running dog kennels or holiday cottages?
From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2013
Within weeks, the People's Daily switched lines, that Singapore is no longer a running dog of the Americans, it's a very nice city, a garden city, good public housing, very clean place.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We have the stunt dog, the running dog and the picture dog," trainer Mathilde de Cagny whispers.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Be silent, you running dog," I said, "and go help your master to dismount."
From Finished by Henry Rider Haggard
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