Phrase guide

trading post

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A place where trading of goods takes place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He runs a small trading post in the vicinity of New Hampshire.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: country store, general store

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 貿易站 /贸易站 (màoyìzhàn) — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交易站 (jiāoyìzhàn) — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Dutch: handelspost — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Dutch: handelsplaats — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Finnish: kauppapaikka — place where trading of goods takes place
  • French: comptoir — place where trading of goods takes place
  • German: Handelszentrum — place where trading of goods takes place
  • German: Handelsniederlassung — place where trading of goods takes place
  • German: Handelshof — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Ancient Greek: ἐμπόριον (empórion) — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Italian: base commerciale — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Māori: wharehokohoko — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Norwegian Bokmål: handelspost — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: handelspost — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Ojibwe: adaawewigamig — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Polish: faktoria — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Portuguese: entreposto comercial — place where trading of goods takes place
  • Spanish: puesto comercial — place where trading of goods takes place