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

2

: post entry 6 sense 3b

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Long before Colorado was a state, a mud-brick trading post on the banks of the Arkansas River served as one of the most important commercial and diplomatic crossroads in the American West. — Kevin Strong, CBS News, 15 June 2026

Today, a new generation of writers and artists is also looking to the seaside spot as a natural atelier of their own—invigorating new life into the historic locale that began as a Greek trading post more than 2,500 years ago. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

His shop in San Francisco became a cultural trading post where the Grateful Dead played live and where climbers stopped after Yosemite. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026

Perched on a hillside overlooking the foothills, The Fort is modeled after a historic 19th-century frontier trading post. — Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 2 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for trading post

• diagnosed
• easternmost
• innermost
• lowermost
• milepost
• northernmost
• outermost
• rearmost
• southernmost
• uppermost
• uttermost
• westernmost

Kids Definition

trading post

noun

: a station or store of a trader or trading company established in a thinly settled region where local products (as furs) are exchanged for manufactured goods