Usually means: Loyal follower, often derogatorily used.
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  1. running dog: Merriam-Webster
  2. running dog: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. running dog: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. running dog: Wiktionary
  5. running dog: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. running dog: Dictionary.com
  7. Running Dog (novel), Running Dog, Running dog: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. running dog: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  (derogatory) A lackey; a lapdog; an unprincipled person who helps or flatters other, more powerful and often evil people.

Similar:
lap dog, lapdog, lapdoggery, dogsbody, drudge, poodle, pig dog, lazy dog, hound dog, flunky, more...

Opposite:
walking cat, stationary horse, crawling snake

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Similar:
lap dog, lapdog, lapdoggery, dogsbody, drudge, poodle, pig dog, lazy dog, hound dog, flunky, more...

Opposite:
walking cat, stationary horse, crawling snake



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