trading post
noun
1
: a station of a trader or trading company established in a sparsely settled region where trade in products of local origin (such as furs) is carried on
Examples of trading post in a Sentence
The French set up a trading post on the coast.
The town was first established as a trading post.
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Panama has long been seen more as a trading post than a destination.
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John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
While not highlighted in the first trailer, those new friends will also include Hattie's daughter Olivia (Roan Curtis), who helps run their trading post and has a love triangle of her own with Constable Alexander Vaughn (Lachlan Quarmby) and blacksmith Clayton Cooley (Jedidiah Goodacre).
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The county’s incorporation on Jan. 12, 1836, was recognized by County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant with an executive proclamation noting how its growth from simple trading posts to a hub of agricultural, manufacturing, energy and transportation industries, a news release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
There are restored covered wagons, lush lawns and an artifacts museum at the historic site that marks the town’s modest beginnings as a trading post founded by Mormon pioneers in 1851, before being renamed Genoa (after the Italian city) in 1855.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
While not highlighted in the first trailer, those new friends will also include Hattie's daughter Olivia (Roan Curtis), who helps run their trading post and has a love triangle of her own with Constable Alexander Vaughn (Lachlan Quarmby) and blacksmith Clayton Cooley (Jedidiah Goodacre).
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The county’s incorporation on Jan. 12, 1836, was recognized by County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant with an executive proclamation noting how its growth from simple trading posts to a hub of agricultural, manufacturing, energy and transportation industries, a news release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
There are restored covered wagons, lush lawns and an artifacts museum at the historic site that marks the town’s modest beginnings as a trading post founded by Mormon pioneers in 1851, before being renamed Genoa (after the Italian city) in 1855.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Trading post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trading%20post. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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