builder, building

If not in Webster's, this suffix is usually written as a solid compound, except when it is part of a long (two or more syllables) or awkward combination or subject to misreading:

Do not capitalize mound builder in reference to prehistoric American Indian peoples.

but

shipbuilder

housebuilder

nestbuilder

coachbuilder

roadbuilder

empire builder

carriage builder

pyramid builders

exception: reef-building

shipbuilding materials

housebuilding construction

nestbuilding bird

coachbuilding blocks

roadbuilding

empire-building office meeting

carriage-building metals