placekicker vs place-kicker

placekicker and place-kicker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
placekicker	Yes	No	No	No
place-kicker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, placekicker and place-kicker are synonyms defined as:

placekicker and place-kicker: (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal

placekicker (noun)	place-kicker (noun)
(football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal	(football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal