Model courted a master (8)
I believe the answer is:
educator
'master' is the definition.
(someone educating others)
'model courted a' is the wordplay.
'model' indicates anagramming the letters.
'courted'+'a'='courteda'
'courteda' anagrammed gives 'EDUCATOR'.
(Other definitions for educator that I've seen before include "Teacher, lecturer" , "Pedagogue, teacher" , "Instructor" , "mistress, say" , "Trainer, teacher" .)