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

Later, Mackinac became a fur trading post for the French, a strategic military outpost during the Revolutionary and 1812 wars, and eventually a summer retreat for wealthy families from Chicago and Detroit. —Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025

In 1901, Frank built the two-story house right along the New River with a trading post on the first floor and a community hall on the second. —Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025

Colombo is the cosmopolitan capital which got its start as a former trading post on the spice route. —Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Lilly restored the house and helped develop the surrounding area into Conner Prairie Farm, adding a loom house and trading post. —John Tuohy, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025

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