noun
fellow
FEL-oh/fˈɛloʊ/
An informal term for a person, especially a man or boy.
An older fellow stands with one hand in his pocket.

Etymology
The money and laying-down elements seem to describe someone pooling money with another in a joint venture. From “partner” or “companion,” fellow broadened into a familiar term for a man or boy.
In context
the fellow you pass on the street the fellow standing next to you the man you bump into