# Captain Bildad — Moby-Dick character guide

> Captain Bildad in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bildad, worthy Captain Bildad, the pious Bildad, old Bildad, Lank Bildad

**First appearance:** 0019-xvi-the-ship

## Who they are

A devout Quaker and retired sea captain, part-owner of the Pequod who haggles over Ishmael's lay.

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