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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One day in January 1766, a scruffy visitor turns up at Prince of Wales’ Fort, a remote trading post of the Hudson’s Bay Company in what is now northern Manitoba.
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Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2026
Panama has long been seen more as a trading post than a destination.
—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
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Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2026
Panama has long been seen more as a trading post than a destination.
—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
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“Trading post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trading%20post. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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