trading post

American  

noun

1. a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.

2. post.

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trading post British  

noun

1. a general store established by a trader in an unsettled or thinly populated region

2. stock exchange a booth or location on an exchange floor at which a particular security is traded

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Etymology

Origin of trading post

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Example Sentences

His travels include encounters with Inuit people, snow blindness and a stinging need for solitude that leads him to abandon his family for a life in the Arctic trading post.

From Los Angeles Times

Born in Nebraska and raised in South Dakota, Leahy worked in his youth as a cowhand, a soda jerk and a clerk in a trading post.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its history dates back to the 19th Century when it was known as a trading post on the ancient Georgian Military Road connecting Russia with Georgia.

From BBC

Tourists come to see the old-fashioned facades — a motel, a saloon, a trading post.

From Los Angeles Times

The island is a Unesco world heritage site for its colonial architecture and rich history as a trading post.

From BBC