/ Dictionary / Index R running dog: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: run'ning dog" Pronunciation: [key] — Disparaging. Disparaging. (esp. in Chinese Communist propaganda) to be reviled as a running dog of the colonialists. a person or institution subservient to counterrevolutionary interests. a manipulable, servile follower; lackey:to be reviled as a running dog of the colonialists. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. running broad jump running English Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language